Community Composting Webinars
Government Support for Community Composting Part 5: Food-Scrap Drop-Off Partnerships with Local Government
Brenda Platt
March 27, 2023
Part 5 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series features case studies from Western New York in which local community composters and volunteers advocate and work alongside elected officials to bring forth change.READ MORE
Webinar Series: Government Support for Community Composting
Brenda Platt
November 18, 2022
Are you a local government interested in reducing and recycling wasted food and curious to learn how you can help spur community-scale composting? Or perhaps you are a community-oriented composter or micro hauler searching for public-private partnerships. This webinar series is for you! View the recordings now!READ MORE
Government Support for Community Composting Part 4: A Menu of Options – Zoning, Grants, and Contracts
Brenda Platt
November 18, 2022
Part 4 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series features a menu of options local governments can consider to support community-scale composting activities, from zoning updates to small grants and direct contracts.READ MORE
Webinar: State Permitting Pathways for Advancing On-Farm Composting
November 3, 2022
Farmers have a vital role to play in producing and utilizing compost to restore depleted soils. Some states have instituted permit exemptions and other regulatory pathways to support on-farm composting. This webinar will explore models from around the country and explore the impact these rules are having.READ MORE
Webinar: The Role of Farms in Decentralized Composting
October 20, 2022
What role can farms play in creating decentralized composting infrastructure? This webinar will explore models from Austria and Spain that include and benefit farms.READ MORE
Compost at Home! ¡Taller del compostaje casero! Sign up for our October virtual workshops to learn the basics
Brenda Platt
October 10, 2022
There’s never been a better time for home composting. Sign up for one of our 1-hour virtual home composting workshops this October. They will cover the basics of hot composting outside and worm composting (or vermicomposting) inside. One workshop is offered in Spanish.READ MORE
Government Support for Community Composting Part 3: Cities and Counties with Public-Private Partnerships
Brenda Platt
June 3, 2022
Part 3 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series featured select jurisdictions that are providing a wide range of support for community-scale composting activities, from building concrete pads under 3-bin systems and granting right of entries to urban parks, to awarding RFPs for new compost sites.READ MORE
Webinar: Government Support for Community Composting Part 2: Food Scrap Collectors & Composters with Municipal Contracts
Brenda Platt
May 25, 2022
In Part 2 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series, you will hear directly from food scrap collectors. Join this webinar to hear directly from food scrap collectors and composters who have secured some type of private-public partnership. If you represent local government, attend this event to learn how to directly support local food scrap recovery businesses.READ MORE
Webinar: Government Support for Community Composting Part 1: Spotlight on New York City
Brenda Platt
April 18, 2022
Are you a local government interested in reducing and recycling wasted food and curious to learn how you can help spur community-scale composting? Or perhaps you are a community-oriented composter or micro hauler searching for public-private partnerships. This webinar, Government Support for Community Composting Part 1: Spotlight on New York City, is for you!READ MORE
Webinar: Using & Selling Compost from Community Sites
Brenda Platt
November 22, 2021
Are you a community composter or farmer wanting to learn more about using and selling compost from your operation? Hear how to read a compost lab test and what constitutes high-quality compost. This webinar will also feature a panel of community-based composters who distribute and/or sell their compost for specific uses.READ MORE
ILSR's On-Farm Composting & Compost Use Webinar Series
November 16, 2021
This webinar series features experts from across the industry and covers the ins and outs of on-farm composting and compost use, including setting up a composting area on your farm, integrating composting into your farming business, developing composting recipes, sourcing feedstocks, interpreting a compost test report, and understanding the different benefits of and uses for compost on the farm.READ MORE
Webinar: Equipment for Small Compost Sites
Brenda Platt
October 7, 2021
Are you a community composter or farmer wanting to learn more about composting equipment sized for small operations? This webinar will feature a panel of equipment providers as well as community composters talking about their DIY systems and favorite pieces of equipment.READ MORE
Webinar Resources – Composting at Home: An Introduction to the Basics
Virginia Streeter
May 8, 2020
There’s never been a better time for home composting. Watch our webinar recording to learn how to successfully compost at home. The speakers covered the basics of hot composting outside and worm composting (or vermicomposting) inside. READ MORE
Webinar Resources — Navigating COVID-19 for Small-Scale Food Scrap Collectors: Drop-off and Curbside
Virginia Streeter
April 15, 2020
In Part 3 of this webinar series, we heard from a panel of for-profit, nonprofit, and government food scrap collectors. They shared their experience in adapting drop-off and curbside collection programs in response to COVID-19.READ MORE